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Lesson 7#                        Compare and Contrast Plant Uses                       

SUBJECT:  Health, Science and Social Studies

TOPIC:  Comparing and Contrasting the uses of plants of the Gitxsan and Ktunaxa people.

TIME FRAME:  1-2 classes

COMMON ESSENTIAL LEARNINGS:  Communication, Independent Learning, Personal and Social Values.

MATERIALS:   Compare and contrast charts

1. OBJECTIVES:                                Saskatchewan Science Objectives 
                                                                        Saskatchewan Health Objectives
                                                             Saskatchewan Science Objectives 

Cognitive: Students will...

- access corresponding websites to obtain information about the Ktunaxa and Gitxsan Nations.

Affective/Spiritual: Students will...

- respect other students' ideas and opinions during a discussion.

2. RESOURCES:

a) http://collections.ic.gc.ca/ktunaxa/quick.htm  
This website contains information about different plants that were used by the Ktunaxa people.

b) http://collections.ic.gc.ca/hazeltons/foodf.htm
This website contains information about how the Gitxsan used plants for food-related purposes.

c) http://collections.ic.gc.ca/hazeltons/techf.htm  
This website contains information about how the Gitxsan used plants for technical purposes.

d) http://collections.ic.gc.ca/hazeltons/medicf.htm  
This website contains information about how the Gitxsan used plants for medicinal purposes.

3. PURPOSE/TEACHER BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

The purpose of this lesson is to have students' compare and contrast the uses of plants of the Gitxsan and Ktunaxa people.

4. ACTIVITIES/IDEAS:

Finding Information on the Internet about how the Ktunaxa utilized plants
Review information of how the Gitxsan and Ktunaxa people utilized plants.

Provide students' with their research report outlines from both the Gitxsan and Ktunaxa people.  The students' are to complete the chart using the information they have obtained from their reports.

Compare and Contrast Chart question sheet

5. EVALUATION:

Red Elderberry plant.  Traditional Plant Use
in the Hazeltons:  Digital Collections, 1998.